Fence-post.



L. H. JONES.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION EILED'AUGJS, 1914.

1,1 50,373. Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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LEE H. JONES, OF BLOOMFIELD, INDIANA.

N E-r 5 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

Application filed August 25, 1914. Serial No. 858,508.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnn H. JONES, citizen of the United States, residingat Bloomfield, in the county of Greene and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to fence posts and has for its object theprovision of a cheap and durable post which may be rapidly andeconomically manufactured and easily set up in position for use.

The invention also has for its object the provision of a post which willbe strong without excessive weight and by the use of which the strandsof wire fences will be effectually held in position against the post.

These several stated objects and such other incidental objects as willappear from the following description are attained in the use of astructure such as is illustrated in the accompanying drawing which showsa perspective view of a fence post embodying my invention set up for useand having a portion of a woven wire fence supported thereby.

In carrying out my present invention, I employ a sheet metal blank whichis rolled to form a cylinder 1, the edges of the blank being broughttogether so as to form a butt joint as shown at 2. Between the sideedges of the blank which form the butt joint 2, retaining leaves 3 arestruck up from the blank and are stretched sufficiently to providespaces 4 between the respective retainers and the body of the blankthrough which a key or fastening rod 5 may be inserted. The fence wires6 are stretched along the line of the fence in the usual manner and willlie against the post, as clearly shown in the drawing, the strandspassing between the retainers 3. After the wires are in position thekeys or holders 5 are inserted down wardly through the several retainersso as to pass over the fence wires and thereby hold the same firmlyagainst the body of the post, it being understood that the diameter ofthe key and the dimensions of the several spaces t will be such that thekey will bind firmly against the opposed faces of the retainers and thebody of the post so that through the retainers and thereby release thewires. The retainers 3 are, also, formed with slight extensions 8thereby providing recesses on their inner faces which are engaged by thekey so that lateral movement of the key will be prevented and the keywill be held firmly to the post while at the same time ample clearancewill be provided between the post and the several retainers to admit thekey.

WVhile I have shown the post as supporting a portion of a woven wirefence it is to be understood that the particular pattern of the fence isimmaterial and the post may be used equally as well in connection withplain fences or barbed wire fences. The post can be very economicallymanufactured and very readily set up along the line of a fence and theinsertion of the key to hold the fence wires against the post is a verysimple matter. As the post is a hollow cylinder it will have the maximumstrength with minimum weight and as the retainers are formed integralwith the body of the post they will very effectually hold the keyagainst the fence wires.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. A sheet metal fence post comprising a tubular body having verticallyalined circumferentially disposed leaves struck therefrom, said leavesbeing integral with the body at both their ends and free thereof alongtheir upper and their lower edges and provided on their inner faces withvertically extending key seats spaced from both their ends, and a keyinserted through all said seats and held to the outer surface of thebody by the leaves.

2. A sheet metal fence post comprising a cylindrical body havingvertically alined circumferentially disposed leaves struck therefrom,said leaves being integral with the body at both ends and free of thebody along their upper and lower edges and pro vided on their innerfaces with vertically extending key seats spaced from both their intestimony whereof grams ends, and a key inserted through all of said inpresence of two Witnesses seats and held a ainst the outer body by vsaid leaves, theufiper end. of: saidtkey being LEE v j projectedupwardly and dewn-wardiyte-en rwltnessesz gage over the uppermost leafand be sup- GEORGE E. KIDD,

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